Certificate: 12A Running Time: 134 minutes UK Release date: 16th October 2013
Plot
Based on the true story of an American cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Tom Hanks plays Richard Phillips, captain of said ship who is captured and held hostage where the pirates motives continuously get out of hand until the US Navy step in and take control.
Review
This action adventure kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Luckily the action pretty much starts straight away so we didn't have to sit through an hours worth of build up. Although the trailer gives away some of the conclusions there are still plenty of twists and turns to keep you interested. If you are into action packed movies then this is the perfect film for you and the fact it is based on a true story just adds to the adrenaline of the plot. The director Paul Greengrass (Director of the Bourne films) uses a range of shots and camera techniques to increase the intensity of the situation, one of which is shooting with hand held camera which some people may not rate as highly as others but I personally thought it was well suited in this genre of film. Just when you think Tom Hanks has peaked in his acting career he continues to knock out another Oscar winning performance. His portrayal of the character in the final scene is nothing short of incredible and when reading other reviews seems to have left a mark on quite a few hearts as many people have commented on how memorable the scene is. After reading several articles it is apparent that this scene was spontaneously filmed after Hanks and Greengrass discussed that the film needed an emotive scene to show the different angles of the story.
I highly recommend this film to anybody. It was nice to see a diverse range of ages in the cinema watching this from teenagers to people over 70. So everybody get down to your nearest cinema, grab some popcorn and sit back and enjoy (although you can't really relax through all the action).
Yours Fashionably,
Sarah Victoria
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